G-12 S1 TEST 4

What caused disturbance to the silence of the continent?

• the humans

• Avalanches

• The birds

• the animals

'And for humans, the prognosis isn't good.' This line means__________.

• The future of mankind is not promising.

• The future of mankind is secure.

• The prognosis isn't good enough to be relied upon.

• The future of human kind is encouraging.

What are the reasons of increasing global temperatures?

• cutting of trees

• human activities

• increasing pollution

• All these

What is the aim of 'The Journey' to Antarctica?

• to know the geography more closely

• world tour

• to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change

• to see the beauty of the earth

What is phytoplankton?

• Oceans

• Southern oceans

• Microscopic grasses

• None

What is the figure of speech used in the line, "It's like walking into a giant ping-pong ball"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Pun

• Simile

How does the geographical phenomena help us?

• how small changes cause big things to happen

• it makes us study

• it helps us to watch everything closely

• none

When do you know that the threat of global warming is very real?

• when you see the seals on ice floes

• when you see the austral light

• When you see glaciers retreating and ice shelves collapsing

• All of the above

How old are the records trapped in the layers of ice on Antarctica?

• 1 million year old

• 2 million years old

• half million-year-old carbon records

• All these

The study of our past is possible in Antarctica through_________.

• Half-million-year-old carbon records trapped in its layers of ice

• Cordilleran folds

• pre-Cambrian granite shields

• All of the above